Groove Factory
Groove Factory is a constantly evolving, highly rhythmic work written for middle school band. The piece is in g-minor and g-blues, making it approachable for young secondary level musicians, while still providing tonal and rhythmic challenges along the way. The piece was written to promote groove-based music, featuring jazz-funk style in a young concert band setting. The grade of 2-3 was selected because of the challenges in the percussion parts. Optional parts are included and are encouraged if your program has a large percussion section with a range of skills. The piece was premiered in April of 2024 at Boulder Country Day (Colorado), and was written for Dr Kathryn Eagles and the BCD middle school concert band.
Groove Factory is a constantly evolving, highly rhythmic work written for middle school band. The piece is in g-minor and g-blues, making it approachable for young secondary level musicians, while still providing tonal and rhythmic challenges along the way. The piece was written to promote groove-based music, featuring jazz-funk style in a young concert band setting. The grade of 2-3 was selected because of the challenges in the percussion parts. Optional parts are included and are encouraged if your program has a large percussion section with a range of skills. The piece was premiered in April of 2024 at Boulder Country Day (Colorado), and was written for Dr Kathryn Eagles and the BCD middle school concert band.
Groove Factory is a constantly evolving, highly rhythmic work written for middle school band. The piece is in g-minor and g-blues, making it approachable for young secondary level musicians, while still providing tonal and rhythmic challenges along the way. The piece was written to promote groove-based music, featuring jazz-funk style in a young concert band setting. The grade of 2-3 was selected because of the challenges in the percussion parts. Optional parts are included and are encouraged if your program has a large percussion section with a range of skills. The piece was premiered in April of 2024 at Boulder Country Day (Colorado), and was written for Dr Kathryn Eagles and the BCD middle school concert band.
Difficulty: Grade 2-3 Easy/Medium
Performance Length: 4 minutes